Have Magic - Chapter 107



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Embrace the Magic (107)

The closest castle tower to the Marquisate of Richmond was the Cedria Castle Tower.

The Cedria Tower was a small place, but surprisingly, it was solid. This was because it was a place where you could create a few activated artifacts.

In terms of financial situation, it was a place that could easily be entered from the top 10 magic towers in the central continent. Thanks to the strong finances, the number of magicians was also gradually increasing.

But unfortunately, there was a shortage of skilled magicians.

The top lord’s realm was 5th circle, and the elders were also staying in 5th circle. There were not even any 6th circle magicians, so even though it had grown in size, it still couldn’t shake off the label of being ‘small’.

It has been about ten days since Kendrick, a 5th circle wizard and elder of the Cedria Tower, arrived at the Marquisate of Richmond with 30 wizards under his command.

After completing their investigation, they came to Baker Richmond, who was a strong candidate to become the next Marquess.

“So the name of the curse is the Curse of Weakness? Is that correct?”

“Yes, that’s right. The Curse of Weakness. It’s a curse where your body gradually becomes weak, you become sick, and eventually you lose your life. Depending on your constitution, you may also experience a high fever and a rash.”

“Is this the work of warlocks?”

“That is for the Archduke to decide after hearing all the explanations. Archduke, I’m telling you in advance that we at the Cedria Tower do not intervene in the disputes of noble families. What I will say from now on is without any selfish intentions, and is only what I have learned in the process of investigating the curse.”

Bake Richmond’s expression sank heavily at the words of Kendrick, who was leading the investigation team at the Cedria Tower. It seemed that the truth he was about to hear today would not be a pleasant story.

“Of course. Just tell me the results of your investigation, Wizard Kendrick. I will make the choice after that.”

“Understood, Holton!”

Kendrick called his subordinate’s name toward the door.

A wizard named Hulton came in pulling a cart. On top of the cart was a magnificent suit of golden armor.

“This armor is….”

“I’m sure the Archduke knows about this armor.”

“I can’t not know. It’s the armor my father wore while he was alive.”

The golden armor was something the Marquis of Richmond had cherished for the past few months. He never let it go. He was wearing it even during the final battle on the Western Continent.

To Bake Richmond, the armor was like a legacy from his father, so he brought it to the estate with the body and placed it on one side of his father’s original residence.

“This armor is the culprit that spread the curse of weakness within the Marquisate of Richmond.”

“That’s nonsense! Are you saying that my father spread a curse on our territory?”

“Think carefully. Was this armor worn by His Majesty the Marquis from the beginning?”

“That, that… no way… ”

Bake Richmond’s mind was in turmoil.

The golden armor was a gift I received from Marquis Rotten of the Maven Kingdom last year.

The Marquis of Lorton was a friendly family that had been on friendly terms with the Marquis of Richmond since their ancestors. The Marquis of Lorton, who died about ten years ago, and the Marquis of Richmond, who died not long ago, had been friends for over 50 years.

Since they were so close to each other, they helped each other out a lot. Not only did they help each other in battles, but they also lent each other money without asking for anything in return when needed.

“I will not judge. As I said before, it is up to the Archduke to decide.”

“How could that be…….”

“Don’t jump to conclusions so easily. Could it be that they didn’t even know and gave it to me?”

“ha.”

I couldn’t believe that the Marquis Rotten, whom I thought was as close as family, had given me a gift with malicious intent and a curse. No, I didn’t want to believe it.

“The Tower does not get involved in this matter further.”

“Are you saying that the Magic Tower is stepping out even though it’s something related to black magic?”

“Times have changed. This is not an era where we can blindly reject black magic. Of course, many people have died in this incident, but it is just a crime. Crime is……”

Crime was something the police and the knights would have to deal with. The Tower had no say in how the country enforced its laws.

This time, it was a matter involving nobles from another country, but in any case, it was difficult to see it as something that Matap should step up for.

Whether it was war or diplomacy between the two countries, it was their own business to resolve.

“I understand the policy of the Tower of Magic. But how sure are you of the results you just investigated?”

“It is certain that the curse began with this armor.”

There was no need to be certain about this.

When I used the 3rd circle magic Search Evil Force to find black magic, it pointed straight at this armor. Even when I used the 3rd circle magic Saint Shine to erase black magic, the magic tried to attack this armor.

“What should I do with this armor?”

“We can destroy it if you want. If you don’t trust us, you can destroy it in public where we can see it. Do whatever you want. Oh, and by the way, when we destroy the armor, there will be a lot of screaming. Do it where there are no civilians.”

In the Central Continent, the destruction and destruction of items related to curses had to be carried out under the supervision of the Magic Tower. This was to prevent the items from being stolen and misused.

It was a bit of an ironic situation.

It seemed like a contradictory situation, as the principle was to not reject black magicians, but to destroy items containing black magic.

This could be seen as a clash between traditions that have continued from the past and the current social atmosphere.

In the past, not only items containing black magic, but also black magicians themselves were shunned and tabooed. There was even a time when you were rewarded for simply reporting the existence of a black magician.

But as the number of warlocks decreased so much, an atmosphere of ‘is it really necessary to exclude warlocks?’ was created. Although it is still not to my liking, a social consensus was created that ‘let’s stop killing them.’

As a result, there is still no social consensus regarding items containing black magic, so the principle is still to ‘destroy’ them.

However, a strange situation was created where the black magician who put black magic into the object was left alone.

“It would be best to break the armor in public. The knights of the estate should know the reason.”

“Please contact us with a time frame and we will come and visit you.”

Considering the influence the curse had on the territory, it would have been better to show it to the people of the territory. The Duke of Bake Richmond also wanted to destroy things in front of the people of the territory.

But that item happened to be his late father’s heirloom. The people of Yeongji could easily have misunderstood him.

“Ah! What about the treatment for the spirits?”

“I’ve already cured about half of those under the curse. They should be cured in about five days.”

“Thank you in advance. Also, I will pay the commission fee promptly.”

Cedria Matap took on the commission and began to investigate. As long as she received payment for the commission, the rest was fine.

“Oh, right. Your Highness. I heard that someone was able to cure the curse before we came.”

“Oh, yes. That’s right. He’s one of the residents of our territory, and he’s a wizard.”

Even after Rodin began his investigation into the curse at the Cedria Tower, he continued to treat patients nearby. He couldn’t ignore Margaret and Matthew, who he knew.

As there were more than 10 such people, the rumor spread on its own.

Even when the wizard from the Cedria Tower came to treat them, there were some who insisted on being treated by Rodin.

“Can we meet up sometime?”

“I can tell you where I live, but I can’t force you to meet me. I’m not a sinner, and you’re a wizard too.”

“That will be fine. I will try to arrange the meeting myself.”

“Okay, I’ll let you know right away.”

Elder Kendrick was curious about the existence of a wizard who knew the Clean Up spell, as it was a spell that not many people knew about at the moment.

Even in the Cedria Tower, I didn’t know the magic spell for the Clean Up spell. That’s why I got greedy.

I thought that if I teased him well or pressed him hard, I might be able to get him to spit out the spell.

Clean Up was only a 3rd circle magic, but it wasn’t an easy magic. It was a 3rd circle magic with a fairly complicated rune, and it was part of the ‘healing’ line of magic.

Healing magic did not synergize well with combat magic.

Among the magic that could use healing magic, there were many that had significantly lower power than combat magic.

It was even worse for battle magicians, as most of them were unable to use healing magic no matter how hard they tried.

* * *

Rodin has been having a lot of worries lately. His emotions are showing on his face, and he has a gloomy expression on his face every day.

Even though I gathered all my magic power to the limit of the 6th circle, I couldn’t quite get past the 7th circle wall.

Just one step. That place that seemed like it was within reach was not giving me any room.

“It’s stuffy.”

I kept thinking of Chairman Crate. He eventually failed to overcome the 7th Circle wall and died of old age.

Rodin was worried that he would end up in the same situation. He was so troubled by these thoughts every day that he couldn’t even sleep.

“What am I lacking? Is even worrying about this an obsession?”

If I think about it, there were a lot of things that were lacking.

He grew up quickly thanks to his natural talent, but that was it. He didn’t experience any of the things that all wizards naturally have to go through as they grow up.

“I lack experience. Experience in combat, experience in using magic, experience in life, experience in people, experience in situations. I lack it all.”

What was lacking could be filled in. It would take a lot of time, but these were things that would come naturally as we lived.

I could have gained enough combat experience by going to the Western Continent right away.

As for experience using magic, you can just keep using magic.

Life experience, people experience, situations experience. As you get older, it will gradually fill you up.

But there were some things that weren’t lacking, and some that were completely absent.

“I have no goals.”

I’ve never set a goal in life. A great wizard? Of course I want to be one, but that’s not my life goal.

“What do I want to do?”

Before becoming a slave, when I was very young, my goal was to survive from day to day. Since I couldn’t even eat one proper meal a day, surviving wasn’t easy.

“At least back then, I had a goal of ‘surviving’. What is it now?”

No matter how hard he thought about it, Rodin had no idea what he would do or what would happen next.

“What will I be doing in 10 years? In 20 years? In 50 years?”

In the past, when I read a book, all my worries and concerns disappeared. If I just focused on the contents of the book, there was no room for other thoughts.

But these days, there were many times when I would open a book and just stare blankly at it. Rodin knew very well what this situation was like.

“You’re wandering. You’re lost.”

Every time something like this happens, I realize how immature I am.

Although he was smart, his mind was not strong. So he was easily shaken and he blamed himself a lot for even the smallest mistakes.

“There’s no one who can help me in times like this…”

It was a pity that he had no teacher. If there had been someone who had walked ahead of him, he could have given advice to the person who was following behind. Rodin had to solve everything on his own.

“Brother Rodin! What are you doing?”

“I’m thinking about it.”

“Stop worrying. Just look at this.”

Bianca came in holding something like a pot and showed me. Of course, it wasn’t food.

“How many days has it been?”

“5 days.”

“Shall we see?”

The pot Bianca held out contained an orange-tinged liquid. It was slightly warm, but not hot.

“Good. But the magic power is too much. I guess I can reduce it a little.”

“Really? Isn’t it bad if there’s too much magic power?”

“Adding more magic power than a certain amount won’t make a difference. The effect won’t get any better, so adding more magic power will only harm you.”

The liquid Bianca handed over was a disease-curing potion. To be exact, it was a raw potion that was still in the early stages of production.

“Aha, I guess I need to lose some weight.”

“I’m not going to be making potions all day. I need to conserve my magic power as much as possible. That way, I can practice magic with the remaining magic power.”

“Okay. I’ll try harder.”

Bianca learned how to make a disease-curing potion from Rodin.

It wasn’t a special vision. It was a method to create a potion that had similar effects to disease-curing potions available on the market.

Rodin learned the recipe for a disease-curing potion from the era of the Magic Empire through a book he obtained from an underground ruin. He even tried making it once.

But this method was a 3rd circle vision. It was too high a level for Bianca, who was still a 1st circle magician.

“Okay. Cheer up.”

“But what on earth is bothering you, oppa? You don’t talk much all day. And your face is like this.”

Bianca lowered her eyes, her face mimicking Rodin’s, who had been gloomy all day.

“Did I do that?”

“Yeah. It was all crumpled up. Since Rodin is here, Larry has to take notice too.”

“I see. It was my mistake. I’ll try not to show it in the future.”

It was Rodin’s mistake. No matter how much trouble he had, he couldn’t let it show to those he lived with.

‘I’m young too.’

At times like this, I feel old. Rodin sighed secretly, reproaching himself.

“Don’t be like that. Are you worried? Then tell Grandma Margaret.”

“Margaret?”

Originally, Bianca called Margaret ‘Aunt Margaret’. When she first met her, Margaret was full of energy. Even though her face was wrinkled, she moved with enthusiasm in everything she did.

But these days, the title has changed to ‘Grandma’. As Margaret aged rapidly, anyone who saw her looked like a grandmother.

“Counseling was originally meant to be done with adults.”

“As an adult… I see. Why didn’t I think of that? I had someone to ask for advice too.”

Bianca’s words felt like a punch to the back of my head. It wasn’t a bad feeling, but a pleasant one that made my eyes light up.

“Are you going?”

“Yeah. I need to see Margaret.”

“Yeah. Cheer up, Rodin.”

“okay.”

I walked through the garden and headed toward Margaret’s annex. In the corner of the garden, I saw Larry, drenched in sweat, swinging his sword.

‘It’s not good to push yourself too hard.’

Larry came out as soon as he finished breakfast and started sweating. He had a hard workout with Rodin before breakfast. He will probably do the same after lunch.

“Tsk.”

I wanted to stop him right away, but for some reason I was reluctant to come forward today. Right now, my anxiety was more important than Larry’s.